Clifton Espinoza, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · El Paso, TX
Clifton Espinoza, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1396139200, issued on Mar 28, 2015. Check the license (Texas S1395, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Clifton Espinoza
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- S1395 TX
ME134218 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1700 E Cliff Dr Ste 200, El Paso, TX 79902
- Phone
- (915) 577-9009
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2015
- Record last updated
- Nov 14, 2024
- Fax
- (915) 257-7900
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220705001511); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1700 E Cliff Dr Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jade GardeaNurse Practitioner1164303350
- Ricardo Kosturakis, M. D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1881031326
Verify Clifton Espinoza in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S1395Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,444 Medicare Part D claims for 355 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate135 claims
- Carvedilol121 claims
- Losartan Potassium114 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium111 claims
- Eliquis101 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate81 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $4,072.16
38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Bhs Physicians Network, IncEl Paso, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Clifton Espinoza among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas
Clifton Espinoza, M.D. is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.
All 1,603 in Texas → Every provider in El Paso → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Oscar Aguilar, M.D.El Paso, TX 799021295732592
- Arshad Ali, MDEl Paso, TX 799021104898816
- Edward Assi, D.O.El Paso, TX 799021669472544
- David Dobrin, M.D.El Paso, TX 799021477557387
- William Foote, M.D.El Paso, TX 799021578560082
- Carlos Franco, M.D.El Paso, TX 799021174523716
- Abraham Gonzalez, M.D.El Paso, TX 799021578560876
- Michael Gutierrez, MDEl Paso, TX 799021518957927
Common questions
What is Clifton Espinoza, M.D.'s NPI number?
Clifton Espinoza, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396139200, issued on Mar 28, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Clifton Espinoza, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 E Cliff Dr Ste 200, El Paso, TX, 79902. Phone: (915) 577-9009. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Clifton Espinoza, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S1395, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Clifton Espinoza, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Clifton Espinoza, M.D. had 1,444 Medicare Part D claims for 355 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.